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Possum Creek

For the locality in New South Wales, see Possum Creek, New South Wales.

Possum Creek is a small stream in northern Polk County, Missouri, United States.[1] Its source coordinates are 37°48′00″N 93°18′02″W / 37.80000°N 93.30056°W / 37.80000; -93.30056, and its confluence coordinates are 37°48′01″N 93°21′58″W / 37.80028°N 93.36611°W / 37.80028; -93.36611.[1]

It is a tributary of the Pomme de Terre River entering the south end of Pomme de Terre Lake. The stream headwaters are just west of the village of Sentinel and its mouth on the lake near Adonis is just three miles west.[2]

A variant name was "Opossum Creek".[1] The creek was so named on account of opossums in the area.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Possum Creek
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 44, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possum_Creek